A series of vignettes exploring African American life as it relates to social, political and family dynamics. For many, Cane is considered a literary masterpiece from visionary writer, Jean Toomer. He presents a diverse collection of tales with distinct and vibrant characters who populate a world that's all too familiar. HEADLINE: Jean Toomer delivers a vivid depiction of America in the early twentieth century that centers the Black experience,...

Have you ever read a book and wondered about its deeper meaning? Toni Morrison's books have had an undeniable impact on US literature. By using critical theory, you might find inspiring new ideas in Morrison's compelling characters and narrative craftsmanship.--From basck cover.

In this revised introduction to Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison's novels, Jan Furman extends and updates her critical commentary. New chapters on four novels following the publication of Jazz in 1992 continue Furman's explorations of Morrison's themes and narrative strategies. In all Furman surveys ten works that include the trilogy novels, a short story, and a book of criticism to identify Morrison's recurrent concern with the destructive tensions that...

Includes a brief biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Many people consider Morrison's novels difficult to read. Most of her readers have at least one book on their shelves that they couldn't finish or, when they did finish one, just scratched their heads in confusion. And when we think we are sure we know what she's writing about, it turns out we are half wrong or only getting the tip of the iceberg instead of the whole, beautiful, brooding thing. Toni Morrison For Beginners is about the woman, her...

Courageous, at times haunting, and sometimes profoundly humorous, Black Ink is an unprecedented anthology that brings together iconic literary talents from across the generations. In all of American history, black people were the only group ever to be forbidden by law to learn to read.